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Want To Know If You’re Overweight? Forget BMI—Measure This, Says a Team of Experts
BMI is a 53-year-old metric that 58 expert researchers suggest officially needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine healthy body weight.
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New Research: Being Overweight Increases the Risk for These 2 Cancers
The research team found that every 11-pound weight gain caused the risk of cancer to rise an average of 11%...
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Love Coffee? It May Offer New Additional Health Benefits, According to Researchers
A new study suggests surprising health benefits for coffee lovers everywhere. Could coffee actually be healthy?
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14 Scary Ways Weight Gain Messes with Your Medical Care
Nearly 40 percent of adults in the United States are obese. If you're a part of that statistic, you need...